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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1968
Page
1
Ray Martin reports that 80 plus Morgan County foster children face a bleak Christmas. With no funds, the Department of Pensions and Security seeks donations through Operation Christmas to sponsor individual children, offering gift suggestions and the option to send checks.
City hall suspends 650 parking meters effective today after a petition by downtown merchants. The three month measure rests on merchant cooperation and shifts parking to lots, prompting enforcement concerns from Police Chief Pack Self about chalk marks and ticketing challenges.
Decatur city council approved raises for city employes in a split vote. All members supported raises, but President Rutledge Thomas and Bill Levin resisted going as far as the others. Thomas proposed a one step raise excluding department heads and a laborer minimum of 1.61 an hour. Councilman Charles Martin later prevailed with an alternate plan, details on page 8.
Police arrested eight students on the second full day of classes at San Francisco State College as campuses reopen. Separately at the United Nations Sweden warned that humanity might destroy itself either by nuclear war or by poisoning the atmosphere if conflict persists.
Decatur City Council approved initial funding of 2,081,514 for the Point Mallard Park development on the 500 acre tract along Flint Creek at the Tennessee River. Construction starts with two pools and a beach area, aiming for a June opening, with bonds planned after phase one. J Gilmer Blackburn resigns as director. Gary Voketz and Jimmy Brown assume coordination duties for the project.
Hollywood star Robert Taylor, famed for his cinematic looks and steady, forceful acting, is diagnosed with cancer in his right lung. His wife Ursula Theiss says he knew of it for some time and that surgeons removed most of the right lung on October 8 after treating a valley fever infection. He remains under care at St Paul’s Hospital with infection and a drainage procedure noted as part of recovery.
A three year old girl from Hartselle died in a local hospital from injuries from a Beltline Road one car crash that also killed her mother Cindy Gardner. Funeral services for Cindy and Mrs Olene Gardner will be held in Hartselle. Six other relatives were injured in the crash when the Decatur driver Osbie Light Jr left the Beltline road and struck a utility pole.
Decatur's 10 elementary schools were to be accredited today by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in Atlanta after a three year self study. The district already had its senior highs and junior high ranked and would be the only system in Alabama with more than three fully accredited schools. Dr. Ester Swinson called Decatur's application the finest ever from the state.
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